Game apparatus



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May 8, 1923.

May 8,, 1923.

R. J. MARTIN GAME APPARATUS Filed Feb. 4, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IINVENTOR. v fiaev'z JMa/fi/i.

ATTORNEY Patented May 8, 1923.

UNITED STATES ROBERT J. MARTIN, or oswn'so, EW-YORK.

GAME PPARATUS. I 1

Application filed February 4, 1922. Serial No. 534,161;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1,. ROBERT J. MARTIN, a citizen of the United States,residi or at Oswego, in the county of Oswego and tate of New .York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in GameaApparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention appertains to certain improvements in game apparatusgenerally, and more particularly to a type of the same requiring skillon the art of an operator to obtain a high or Winning accumulative scorein each cycle of operation thereof.

The principal object of the invention is to provide for an apparatus ofthe class mentioned, and one of an arrangement combining simplicity andefiiciency in operation, and durability in construction, withcomparative low cost in manufacture and maintenance.

Another object of the invention. is to provide for a game apparatus ascharacterized, and one involving a novel and efficient form of coincontrol mechanism for effecting the release of the playing devicessuccessively for each coin inserted into the control mechanism, andwhich automatically looks after each cycle of playing of the game and ina manner to prevent any and all possible chance for the operation of theapparatus without the insertion of a coin into the said controlmechanism.

\Vith the foregoing, and other objects in view, the invention resides inthe certain novel and useful construction and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the appendedclaims, and illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a top plan view of a pre ferred embodiment ofthe game apparatus,

and with portions of the casing andiparts broken away to show theinterior. arrangement thereof, a 1

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1,

Fig. 3 is a similar section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig; 1, 1

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical longitudi-n' al section taken on theline 4& of Fig. 1, and showing the ball control slide in its initial orlocked position vofoperation, whereby, to prevent the delivery ofv theballs to the shooting mechanism,

Fig. 5 is. a similar view, but shows the ball controllslidev in itsunlocked position,

whereby, the balls are delivered shooting mechanism,..

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional detail taken on the line 66 of Fig; 1,and showto the ing the control device for effecting the delivery of theballs individually to the shoot ing mechanism, and afterthe same hasbeen released for play by the actuation of the coin control mechanism,

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the upper face of the ball control slidedevice, Fig. 8 is a transverse sectiontaken on th line 8-8 of F ig. 7.,

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary longitudinal'section taken on the line 22 of.Fig.- 1, and

showing the coin controlled device or mecl1- an-ism in its normalposition of operation.

Fig. 10 is a. similar view, but showing the operation of the lockingdevice .to prevent the manipulation of the'coin slide for the actuationof the ball control slideand consequently theputting into. play of theapparatus, and, I

Fig. 11 is another similar'view, showing the operation of the coinslide, after the or cabinet formedto provi'dea main compart'rnent 15,for'housing'the gameor main portion of the apparatus, and an'auxillarycompartment or coin chamber '16, for the reception of the coincontrolmechanism and forreceiving the coins fromthe latter, during thesuccessive manipulations thereof.

This casingor cabinet comprises an outer side wall 17, and anintermediate .side wall 18, of the same size and configuration of thewall 17, and between which, is formed a main compartment 15', asaforesaid. A second outer'side wall 19, is provided, and the same isspaced from the intermediate Wall 16 to form between thesame,the'auxiliary compartment or coin chamber 16. The rear vertical edgesofrthe outer side wall 17, andthe intermediate. side wall 18,-.areconnected by a back wall 20, while a rear vertical edge of the outerside Wall 19, whichlis of a less length than the walls 17 and 18, isconnected to the intermediate wall 18, by means of a back wall 21. Thetop edges of the side.

wall 17 and the intermediate wall 18, are formed to provide horizontallydisposed portions, extending inwardly from the rear ver-v tical edgesthereof, and has secured thereon, a top closure in the form of a frame22,,the latter having a glass insert 23, closing the opening thereofsubstantially as shown. The forward top edge portions of the walls 17and 18, are forwardly and downwardly declined from the forward ends ofthe horizontal rear portions of the same, and the opposed faces of thesewalls 17 and 18, are provided with grooves 24'for the seating therein ofa closure seat or plate of glass 25, whereby the game mechanism withinthe compartment 15 is entirely exposed to view. The front vertical edgesof the walls 17, 18 and 19, all terminate in the same plane, and areconnected by a front wall 26, and all of the several walls forming bothI compartments 15 and 16 are mounted on a common bottom wall 27. Therear end portion of the outer side wall 19 of the compartment 16, is ofa greater height than the forward por. tion thereof, and secured on theupper edges of the rear portion of the wall 19 and the rear wall 21, isa closure wall 28, which is supported at its forward edge on a strip 29,forming the front wall of the raised portion of the compartment 16. Theforward upper open side of the compartment 16 is closed by means of awall 30 secured on the upper edges of the front wall 26, and the forwardupper edge portion of the outer side wall 19. The lower ends of theforwardly declined top edges of the outer side wall 17 and theintermediate wall 18, terminate in a common plane inwardly of the frontvertical edges thereof, and the forward portions of these top edges areextended in the horizontal plane of the top edge of the front wall 26,whereby to have secured thereon an extended portion 31 of the closurewall 30, which consequently extends the full width of the casing orcabinet. The closure wall 30 is cut away at its inner side, and to coverthe opening formed by the removal of the portion so cut away, a closurewall 32 is superposed on the upper side of the wall 30, and the forwardedge of the same is extended to a point inwardly from the front edge ofthe wall 30, substantially as shown.

Mounted within the main compartment 15 is a runway formed of a length ofsheet metal 33, which is secured at its front edge to the inner side ofthe front wall 26, and curves rearwardly and upwardly, so as to have itsmajor length extending on'tlie same general inclination as that of theglass closure plate 25, with its upper and rear end portion 34 curvingslightly downward and into a bead ed edge 35, formed by the bending ofthe free edge of the metal in the downward and forward directions. Thisrunway 33, extends the full width of the main compartment l5, and hasits opposite side edges formed to provide depending ears or tongueportions 36 by means of which it is supportedthroughout its full extentfrom the opposed faces of the walls 17 and 18, of the casing or cabinet,and the upper surface of the runway 33, is preferably covered with asheet of fabric 37, such as felt, billiard cloth, or the like. The rearedge of the runway 33 is spaced above and overhangs the forward end of arearwardly inclined plate 38, which hasits opposite side edges formed toprovide depending ears or'tongues 39, by 'means of which the same issecured in position between the walls 17 and 18, of the main-compartment15, while its forward end edgeis formed to provide an up bent angularflange 40, and its rear end edge is bent downwardly and forwardly toprovide a bead-like finish thereto. Mounted on the transverse center ofthis plate 38 is a block of wood or the like 41, upon which is'positioned an open frame or score box of the same configuration and of asize to'have its opposite side and end walls firmly resting on the sideand end edges-of the upper face thereof; The block 41 is of a lengthequal to the width of the plate 38, and has its for ward and rear sideedges spaced at approximately equal distances from thecorrespondingedges thereof, and, as shown, the upper face of the plateis covered with a sheet of fabric 42 of billiard cloth, felt or thelike. The open frame or score box has its rear side wall 43 hinged as at44 to therear side edge of the block 41, and this wall 43 is of agreater height than the front side wall45, while the end walls 46, 46,have their upper edges inclined upwardly from the plane of the topedgeofthe front wall 45 and terminates in the plane of the top edge ofthe rearwall 43. The frame thus constructed and mounted is dividedinto a seriesof compartments by means of partition walls 47, each having the sameconfiguration as that of the end walls 46, 46, and theinclination of theframe is such that the lower end portions of the compartments thereinare isposed directly in line with the upper surface of the portion 34 ofthe runway 33.

The lower or forward end edge of the" runway 33 is supp'orted on a baror'strip 48 secured horizontally of the inner face of the front wall 26,of the casin'gor cabinet, and, in turn, supports thereon a member 4%),preferably in th form of a block of wood,

which has its inner edge cut on oppositely disposed diagonally extendinglines and in a rearward direction from a centrally dis-' posed recess50, which is arranged in the plane of. the longitudinal center of. ther-un way 33.- Passed inwardly of the front wall 26,and through -themember 49 in @a manner to have its inner end project outwardly andcentrally of the recess 50, is a firing plunger 51 having a; :hand grip:52so'n iits end pro-Y jecting outwardly of the front wall 26, andsurrounding the plunger 51 is a coirlvsprin'g normally tensioning thesame to its innermost posi'tion, which is limited the hand grip 52abutting the outer face ofxthe front wall 26. The opening in the frontwall 26, and the passagewayee through the member 49, is of aconstruction and arrangement, whereby to admit of a limited amount oflateral play to the-firing plunger 51, upon the manipulation of'thehandgrip 52 for the purpose of aiming the-plunger iil for the shooting ofballs (4 positioned singly in front of the recess 50, of the member 419,upwardly of the runway 33 and into anyon or more of the several scoringcompartments of the frame hinged to the block 41; I

The ballsfa, when shot into the severa' scoring compartments of the"hinged frame, are allowed to fall into the trough formed by the flange40 at the forward edge of the inclined plate 38,- by the upward swingingmovement of the frame on its hinges is, which admits of'the balls apassing under the raised forward wall and rolling over the edge of theblock 41 for the purpose, a-nd, by reason of the plate '38 decliningslightly-in the direction of the intermediate wall 18, of the cabinet,the balls apass from the trough and through an exit openingfi formed inthe latter, and from thence take position one in rear of the-other on ametal guideway 56 secured in position on the oppoinner e(: e formed toprovide a depending flange 57, by means of which it is fastened inposition, with its outer SE16, and rear end edges upturned to provide aflanged wall 58 for directing, the movement of the balls a from theguideway 56 when desired; Spaced beyond the forward open or dischargeendof the 'guideway 56 is an abutment or stop bracket 59 which acts toretain theballs a in position on the ,guideway '56, until the same areput into play as will be hereinafter more readily apparent.

Secured horizontally along the wall 18, within the auxiliary compartmentor coin chamber 16, is a trackway '60 in which is slidably mounted .a"ball control slotor member '61, which is normally disposed in "itsextreme forward position so that its rear end is positioned immediatelybelow the space provided between the front end of'the guideways 56 andthe abutment'59, whereby, when the balls at are confined within andbetween the latter, the ."firStfthe balls c'o'ntaotsthe abutment-59 andrests on ithe upper portion of the upper of a ipair-of stepped andforward declining surfaces #62 I and 63 formed in the top edge oftheconltrol blook or member 61. 'ilheseideolined surfaces ESQ-and :63are formed at the inner side of the blocker member til in ama'nner toprovide an ou-ter wall 64. which acts to guide the balls n their rollmgmovements to positions one in rear of the other thereon, when the blockor mem-v ber zisnm'oved rearwardly to bring the upper end'of the'ilow-erdeclined-surface 63 under theispac between the front-end of the guideway56 and the abutment 59, in which position, the balls a are free to passunder:

the latter for' the purpose. The lower end of the lower-of thedeclined-surfaces 63 terminates ,in a laterally and inwardly declined;

wall 18, when the latter is moved or .slid

its forward position. v

In :the feeding of the balls a' singly from the opening 67 and theslideblockjor member 61, :a plunger '68 is 'passedinwardly of the frontwall 26, of the cabinet, within the main compartment thereon, and inclose parallel relation-to the intermediate mm 18. The inner end portionof the plunger 68 progec-ts inwardly and centrally "of a squared opening69., formed in a -transvversely clisposed bar or strip 70, which isspaced inwardly from the frontwall 26 and is secured in position betweenthe closure portion 31fancl the member 49, and through this opening intoa housing 71 arranged-in front of theo'pening 67, the. inner side of thehousing 71 being opened, and the interior thereof being square and ofthe same transverse varea as that o f the square ropenmg 69 in the baror st-rip "70; lVI'oufnted on the "inner end of the plunger--68 is ablock 72 ofa size to be freely slidable in" the square interior of thehousing 71 and the opening -69, and this block '72'fis inormallydisposed in armanner to close the exit opening 67 to preventthe' balls afrom entering the main compartment until desired or needed. Positionedon the plunger 68 and n interposed between the block 72 and the v innerface of the front wall 76, is "a coil spring 73 which acts to normallytension the block 72 and the plu-nger 68 i-n"their innermost positions.The outer end of the plunger '68 is projected "through the front wall26-and is provided thereon with a hand grip 74,,Which'lhasits inner endnormally abutting the outer face of the frontwallj 26 to limit theinward movement of "the plunger 68, "and by means of which the same: is

manipulated. :By grasping the-hand grip 7a, the plunger 68, may be drawnoutward against the tension of the spring 78, and the block 72moved touncover the exit-opening 67, when the first offltheballs a will enterthe housing 71in the path of the plunger, and when the hand grip 7430fthe latter is released, the spring 73 .will expand and cause the block72 to move or push the ball out of the housing 71, and for a slightdistance up the runway 33, when it will, roll back down-the latter andtake position at the recess v50 in. front of the inner end of the firingplunger 51. It is to be here noted, that the coil spring 73 is of a lessstrength than the coil spring 53, cooperative with the firing plunger51, so that, upon the manipulation of the ball feed plunger 68, a ballwill be discharged upwardly of therunway 33 only for a short distance,while upon the manipulation of the firing plunger 51, the force of itsspring will propel the balls at fed thereto the entire length of therunway, and with suflicient force to discharge the same into the scoringpockets in rear thereof. 7

The releasing of the .balls a from the guideway 56 for delivery to thefiring plunger 51 for play, is effected by a coin control mechanismwhich comprises a metal base plate 7 5, secured on the closure 30adjacent the front edge-thereof, and having a pair of oppositelydisposed members or plates 76 extending inwardly at the opposite sidesof the forward end of the same in spaced parallel relation, and formedat their inner opposed edges to provide raised flange portions 77 underwhich are slidably engagedthe opposite side'edges ofacoin slide plate78. Thebaseplate 75 is elongated in a rearward direction and has itsrear end angularly bent downwardly to provide a flange 79 engaged overthe rear edge of the closure portion 30 and secured thereto by means ofscrews 80. The baseplate 75. is also formed to provide a coin dischargeopening 81- at a point medially of its ends and this opening isregistered withan opening or recess 82 forrnedby a cutaway portion-ofthe closure portion 30, and also with an elongated slotway 83 extendingrearwardly from a point adjacent the coin opening 81 on its longitudinalcenter to a point spaced slightly inward of the flange portion79 attheextreme rear end thereof. The coin plate 78 isslidable on the base plate75, between the raised flange portions or trackways 77 formed byvthemembers or plate 76 at the forward end thereof, and is guided in itssliding movements by means of a screw 84: securedin the under face ofits rear edge and engaged in-the longitudinal slotway 83 of the'baseplate. T0 admit ofthe sliding movement of the head of the screw 84 alongthe under or: coin chamber 16 of the cabinet, The

coin slide member or plate 7 8 is formed at its forward end with anangularly upturned portion 86 to provide a-finger grip foritsmanipulation, and at a point inwardly from the portionor finger grip. 86with the coin receivingopening 87, which is adapted to register withthecoin discharge openings 81 and 82, of the base plate 7 5, and theclosure portion 30, when the coin plate 78 is moved to its innermostposition. Extending on the longitudinal center of the coin slide plate78 and between the guide screw 84 and the coin opening 87-are a set 'ofalined slot,- ted' openings 88,89 and 90, the openings 88. and 89 beingseparated one from the other by means of a connected portion 9l, and theopenings 89and90 by ;means of a connected portion '92, the forward edgeso-fthese connected portions 91 and 92 being upwardly and rearwardlybevelled, and the rear edges thereof downwardly and forwardly bevelledsubstantially as is shown in Figs. 9 to; 11, inclusive, Extendinglaterally from one side of the rear end portion of the coin slide plate78, is an jangularly bent arm '93, which has its free end portionsecured, by means of a screw 94:, to the upper edge of the side wall 610f the ball control slide 61, substantially as is shown in Figs. 1, 7andy8. r

a The opposite sides of the base plate are formed to provide alinedlaterally offset portions 95 at a point slightly forward of thetransverse center thereof, and secured in theseportions 95arerlependingportions formed at the opposite sides of a carrier plate96, onwhich is .mounted a locking mechanism for preventing the actuationthe coin slide plate 7 8130 full operative pos tionuntil a coin b hasbeen inserted into position within the coin opening 87. .This carrierplate 96 is positioned to overlie an intermediate portion ofthe coinslide plate 78, and has formed on its longitudinal center, inwardly fromthe rear end thereof, an elongated slotted opening 97 in which isoperable the rear free end portion 98 of a looking lever 99 having itsforward end loosely secured under the head of a screw or stud 100carried by the plate 96. Thelocking lever 99 isformed to provide adownwardly depressed portion 101 at a point intermediate its ends, andthe free end of its rear portion 98, to provide a depending hook portion102, which is undercut to provide a bevelled inner face corresponding tothe rear bevelled edges of the connected portions 91 and 92 of the coinslide plate 7 8. The rear end portion 98 of the locking lever 99 isnormally depressed of the slotway 97, by'the action of a spring finger103 bearing on the lever 99 at a point slightly forward of the depressedportion 101, and which is secured in proper position for the purpose atone side of the carrier plate by means of a stud or screw 104.

In the operation of the coin control mechanism, with the parts thereofas shown in Fig. 9, the pushing inward of the coin slide plate 78 willresult in the hook end 102 of the locking lever 99 engaging over theconnected portion 92 substantially as is shown in Fig. 10, when the coinslide will be prevented from further inward movement, and the movementof the same, while affecting a corresponding limited movement to theball control slide 61, through the medium of the arm connection 93, isnot suihcient to'admit of the release of the balls a from the guideway56 and the putting of the same into play. Now, in the event of theplacing of a coin b of the proper size or value in the coin opening 87of the coin slide plate 78, with the latter in the position as shown inFig. 9,

- by pushing in on the plate 78, thecoin b will be carried along withthesame, and will ride under the depressed portion 101 of the lockinglever'99, raising the latter so that the hook end 102 is-clear of theconnected portions 91 and 92, of the coin slide plate 99. Further inwardmovement of the coin slide 78 is 'now permitted to thefull extentthereof,-as shown in Fig. 11, and infinal inward position, the coinopening 87 will register with the coin opening '81, of the base plate 75, and the opening 82 of the closure portion 70, when the end portion 98of the locking lever 99 will be free to be depressed under the tensionof the spring finger 103, and will snap downward into the opening 87, inthe coin slide plate 79, and-discharge the -coin b into the auxiliarycompartment or corn chamber 16 of the cabinet.

Vith the coin slide 78 positioned as in Figs. 9 and 10, the ball controlslide 61 is disposed in an intermediate position, or in its full forwardposition, whereby the balls (1 will be retained at the upper rear partof'the' same and on the guideway 56, and will re-v main so regardless ofthe limited play of the coin-slide plate 78, when no coin b has beenpositioned in the opening 87. However, upon the full-rearward movementof the coin slide plate 78, as when a coin b has'been.

placed in the coin opening 87 thereof, the

ball control slide 61 will be moved rearwardly to a position whereby theballs a will roll from the guideway 56 and drop therefrom in rear oftheabutment 59 onto the upper portion of the lowerincline' surface :63eithe slide '61, upon'which surface 63, the balls a (preferably six innumber being "provided for each cycle of play of the apparatus) willtake position thereon. By now pulling .out-

ward on the coin slide plate 78. the ball slide the play of theapparatus can beaccomplished.

' To now play the game, after the operation of the coin controlapparatus for the release of the balls a as explained, the player willgrasp the hand grip 74, pull out on the plunger 68, placing the spring73 under compression, and moving the block 72 forwardly to uncover theexit opening 67 when the first of the balls at will roll through theopening 67 and take position within the.

housing 71, and in front of the plunger block 72, so that by re'leasinthe hand grip 74, the spring 73 will expan' and cause the plunger todischarge the ball out of the housing71 and onto the runway 33. The ballwill now roll back down the runway 33, and take position in therecess'50 in front of the inner end of the firing plunger '51. The

player will now manipulate the plunger 51 to discharge the ball up therunway 33and into any one of the scoring compartments in] the frame orscorebox disposedinrear.

of the upper end thereof. This operation will be repeated until all sixof the balls a:

have been fired, and the final score made, i

will be counted by theflnumber of the compartments into which each ballhas been. As has been hereinbefore exlodged.

plained, the firing plunger 51 may be swung sufficiently within itsmounting to admit of the aimingof thesame to dischargethe balls or intoany one of theseveral scoring compartments. As shown, six of thesecomp'artments are-provided, and if each are given the value, of ten,then'the total high score'of the apparatus will be sixty, and

this is to be so counted, when a'ball has been one of the severalcompartlodged infeach ments.

For releasing the balls d from the scoring compartments, as by tiltingthe scoring frame or box on jits hinges Mas herein-f before descr1bed,lacord or the like 104: is

secured inan' eye 105 carried at the center of the rear wall 43 of "thescoring box or frame, and is trained therefrom rearwardly anddownwardly'over the beaded edge of the inclined plate 38 to an eye 106secured, in the upper surface of the bottom wall 27;

and from thence is led forwardly of the main compartment 15 to aneye107, also securedin the upper face of the bottom wall 27 at a point inline with the eye 106 and onthe longitudinal center of the main00mpartment 16, where it is trained in a back- 1 ward direction anddiagonally of the compartment to an eye 108 projec'tingthroughg ahorizontally disposed slotway l09forme'd' as a whole.

in the intermediate wall 18, and which eye 108 is carried by the ballcontrol slide 61. As shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the cord 104 is providedwith a certain amount of slack, which is taken up in that movement ofthe coin slide plate 78, when the same is illegally manipulated, as bythe absence of a coin b from the coin slot or opening 87, so that the:tree movement of the coin slide 78 andthe ball control slide 61 ispermitted without'in any way affecting the apparatus When the coin slide78 is manipulated with a coin b in position in the coin opening 87thereof. the rearward movement of the ball control slide 61 therewithpulls on the cord 104:, andraises the scoring box or frame to tree theballs a from the scoring compartments thereof, and the balls will thendrop from the block 11 and roll along the flange 40, of the inclineplate 38 i to the exit opening 55 and through'the same to positions inthe guideway 56. The appa ratus is now ready for the next cycle of play,which is to beaccomplished by the placing of a coin Z) in the opening 87of the coin slide plate 7 8, and the proper manipulation of the latteras hereinbefore explained. I t

a As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to prevent the balls a from beingdischarged over and inrear of the score box or frame from the upper endof the runway 33, a guard of wire. mesh or the likev 110 is positionedin vertical alinementwith the top. edge of the rear wall 43 of the scorebox or frame, and this guard 110 connects at its upper end to a secondguard of wire mesh 111, which is secured in position to protect theglass insert 23 extending forwardly of the guard 110, whereby allpossiblechance for the breakage of the glassby being struckby the ballsa is eliminated.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that, while a preferredembodiment of the game apparatus has been described and illustratedherein in specific terms of construction, arrangement and operation,

various changes in and modifications of the:

same maybe resorted'to without departing from thespirit of theinvention, or the scope of the claims appended hereto.

.Having thus described the invention,

what is claimed,is:

1. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment,

means to provide an outlet leading from the main to the auxiliarycompartment, means to provice an inlet leading to the main from theauxiliary compartmentplaying devices within said cabinet and deliveredto and ing and releasing said; devices for passage thereof through saidinlet, means for cle- ;.1ivering said 1 devices successively to saidmain compartment when released bysaid element, means for projecting saiddevices discharge of said devices from'said main to,

said auxiliary compartment.

. 2. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartment, means to provide an inlet leading to the mainfrom the auxiliary compartment, playing devices within said cabinet anddelivered to and from the. main from and to the auxiliary compartment,means within said auxiliary compartment toprovide a guideway leadingfrom said outlet to said inlet, a stepped slidable element for directingand releasing said devices for passage through said inlet, means fordelivering said devices successively to said main compartment when Ireleased and directed by said element,'means for projecting said deviceswhen delivered tosaid main compartment, a coin'controlled mechanism foreffecting the operation of said element, and means operated from saidmechanism to effect the discharge of said projected devices from saidmain to said auxiliary compartment.

8. In a game-apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and anauxiliarycompartment, means to provide an'outlet leading from the mainto the auxiliary compartment, means to provide an inlet leading to themain from theauxiliary compartment, playing devices f sively to saidmain compartment when re leased and directed by said element, means forprojecting said devices when delivered to said main compartment, a coincontrolled mechanism for effecting the operation of said element, meansoperated from said mechanism to effect the discharge of said projecteddevices fromsaid main to said auxiliary compartment, and a stop extendedinto said guideway;

4:. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed 1 with a main and anauxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartment, means to provide an inlet leading to the mainfrom the auxiliary, playing devices within said cabinet and delivered toand from the main from andto the auxiliary compartment,a steppedslidable element for directing and releasing said devices for de-'livery through said inlet, mean for delivering said devices successivelythrough said main compartment when released by said element, a hingedscore box within said main compartment, means for projecting saiddevices when directed to said compartment into said score box, a coincontrolled mechanism for effecting the operation of said element torelease said devices for delivery to said main compartment, and meansfor shifting said score box to effect the discharge of said devicestherefrom for delivery thereof from said main to said auxiliarycompartment through said outlet.

5. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartmentymeans to provide an inlet leading to the main fromthe auxiliary, playing devices within said cabinet and delivered to andfrom the main from and to the auxiliary compartment, a stepped slidableelement for directing and releasing said devices for delivery throughsaid inlet, means for delivering said devices successively through saidmain compartment when released by said element, a hinged score boxwithin said main compartment, means for projecting said devices whendirected to said compartment into said score box, a coin controlledmechanism for effecting the operation of said element to release saiddevices for delivery to said main compartment, means for shifting saidscore box to effect the discharge of said devices therefrom for deliverythereof from said main to said auxiliary compartment through saidoutlet, and means within said auxiliary compartment to provide aguideway leading from said outlet to said inlet.

6. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide and outlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartment, means to provide an inlet leading to the mainfrom the auxiliary, playing devices within said cabinet and delivered toand from the main from and to the auxiliary compartment, a steppedslidable element for directing and releasing said devices for deliverythrough said inlet, means for delivering said devices successivelythrough said main compartment when released by said element, a hingedscore box within said main compartment, means for projecting saiddevices when directed to said compartment into said score box, a coincontrolled mechanism for effecting the operation of said element torelease said devices for delivery to said main compartment, means forshifting said score box to effect the discharge of said devicestherefrom for delivery thereof from said main to said auxiliarycompartment through said outlet, means within said auxiliary compartmentto provide' a guidew'ayj leading from' said outlet said cabinet anddelivered to and from the main fromand to the auxiliary compartment, aslidable element for directing and releasing said devicesforipassagethrough said inlet, a spring controlled member arranged atone side of said main compartment for delivering said devicessuccessively when released by said element to said main compartment, ashifta ble score box arranged within the main'compartment, a springcontrolled memberzdisposed centrally at one end of the said maincompartment for projecting said devices when delivered to said maincompartment intosaid score box, a coin controlled mechanism foreffecting the operation of the said element, and means operated fromsaid mechanism for shifting said score box to efi'ect'the discharge ofsaid devices therefrom for delivery thereof through said outlet'intosaid auxiliary compartment. -V

8. In a game apparatus," a; cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outletleading to the main from theauxiliary, means to provide an inlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartment, playing devices within said cabinet and deliveredto and from the main from and to the auxiliary compartment, a slidableelement for directing and releasing said devices for passage throughsaid inlet, a spring controlled member arranged at one side of said maincompartment for delivering said devices successively when released bysaid element to said main compartment, a shiftable score box arrangedwithin the main compartment, a spring controlled member disposedcentrally at one end of the said main compartment for projecting saiddevices when delivered to said main compartment into said score box, acoin controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of the saidelement, means operated from said mechanism for shifting said score boxto effect the discharge of said devices therefrom for delivery thereofthrough said outlet into said auxiliary compartment, an inclined supportWithin said main compartment for said score box, and an inclined runwayleading from said members and extended over said support.

9. In a game apparatus, a cabinet formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outlet leading to the main from theauxiliary, means to provide an inlet leading from the mainto theauxiliary compartment, playing devices Within said cabinet and deliveredto and from the main from and to the auxiliary compartment, a slidableelement for directing and releasing said devices for passage throughsaid inlet, a spring controlled member arranged at one side of said maincompartment for delivering said devices successively when released bysaid element to said main compartment, a shifta-ble score box arrangedWithin the main compartment, a spring controlled member disposedcentrally at one end of the said main compartment for projecting saiddevices When delivered to said main compartment into said score box, acoin controlled mechanism for effecting the opera.- tion of the saidelement, means operated from said mechanism for shifting said score boxto effect the discharge of said devices therefrom for delivery thereofthrough said outlet into said auxiliary compartment, an inclinedsupportWithinsaid main compartment for said score box, an inclined runwayleading from said members and extended over said support, and-meansWithin said auxiliary compartment to provide a guide Way leading fromsaid outlet to said inlet.

10. In a game apparatus, formed with a main and an auxiliarycompartment, means to provide an outlet leading to the main from theauxiliary, means to provide an inlet leading from the main to theauxiliary compartment, playing devices a cabinet ranged Within the maincompartment, a

spring controlled member disposed centrally at one end or" the said maincompartment for projecting said devices WhGIl'dGllVGIGCl to said maincompartment into said score box, a co-incontrolled mechanism foreffecting the operation of the said element, means operated fromsaid'mecha-nism for shifting said score box to efl'ect the discharge ofsaid devices therefrom for delivery thereof through said outlet intosaid auxiliary compartment, an inclined support Within.- said maincompartment for said score box, an inclined runway leading from saidmembers and extended over said support, means Within said auxiliarycompartment to provide a guideWay leading from said outlet to saidinlet, and a stop extended into said guide- Way. 1

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature hereto.

' ROBERT J. MARTIN.

